On the Sunny Side of the Street

Zoomer Roberts: vocal & harmonica
Buddy Winston: guitar
Recorded 19 November 2016

The Convict and the Rose

Zoomer Roberts: vocal & harmonicas
Buddy Winston: guitar
Recorded 19 November 2016

Your Sweet and Shining Eyes

Buddy Winston: Lead vocal, rhythm and lead guitars
Zoomer Roberts: Harmony vocal, steel guitar, bass, drum machine

Recorded in the late 1980s for an Applejack album. Exact date[s] unknown.

I Have No One to Love Me (But the Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea)

Zoomer Roberts: vocal & guitar
Recorded 1 May 1982

I learned this song from Hal Smith, who got it from Flatt & Scruggs, who got it from the Carter Family, who got it from -- well, you get the idea.

The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise

The Shade Tree Boys at the Jade Club, 1970

Randy Jones: Lead vocal & mandolin

Henry Beebe: Tenor vocal & banjo

Zoomer Roberts: Baritone vocal & bass

Ted Wasser: Drums

Perry Harrison: Dobro (seen in photo but not present on this recording)

In 1970, Hal Smith took a leave of absence from the Shade Tree Boys. Randy Jones, recently excited about the Dillards' "Wheatstraw Suite" LP, flashed on the idea of hiring a drummer, rehearsing, and becoming a serious acoustic/electric outfit. It was short-lived ~ the band was too stuck in its ways to make such a drastic change ~ but we had some good stuff worked up. My one attempt at recording a gig produced a lot of noise and precious little signal, and I later recorded over it. However, 10 minutes survived at the end of the second side of the tape: the last chorus of "White Lightnin'," which consists almost entirely of Henry making retching noises; me singing "Hey Porter" a quarter-tone flat; and this little gem. I tried to boost the signal and remove the noise, but some print-through can be heard in the quieter passages. Because the bass and drums weren't miked, they are mostly inaudible, except for ~ inexplicably ~ the bass drum. What remains is the pickin', the singin', and my fond memories...

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Can't Help Falling In Love (instrumental)

Zoomer Roberts: harmonica
Buddy Winston: guitar
arranged by Bob Dylan
rec. 13 February 2016